SBA, Local Officials To Shop, Dine Small In Kenosha To Launch Holiday Shopping Season

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SBA’s Season of Small Business™ Encourages Shoppers to Gift Big, Shop Local™ Throughout the Holiday Season

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The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Regional Administrator Geri Sanchez Aglipay and SBA Wisconsin Director Eric Ness will join Kenosha’s mayor, SBA resource partner WWBIC, and woman and minority entrepreneurs to shop and dine small on Nov. 21. In advance of Small Business Saturday, officials will visit several small businesses in downtown and uptown Kenosha that are flourishing with SBA support and ready to host local shoppers and diners.

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SBA is encouraging local shoppers to take part in shopping and dining small on Small Business Saturday, an annual event founded by American Express and celebrating its 15^th anniversary in 2024. It takes place on Nov. 30 this year and serves as the kickoff of SBA’s 2^nd annual Season of Small Business holiday campaign which will continue through December.

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Thursday, Nov. 21, 10:30am-1:45 pm (Times are estimated)

10:30 am         Press conference/ tour kickoff, East View Coffee, 716 58th St, Kenosha, WI 53140.
10:50am           Captain Morgan Transportation (vehicle at East View).
11:10am          Equinox, 5901 6^th Ave, A, Kenosha
11:45 am         Yaya’s Sweet Treats & Fancy Snacks Charcuterie, 2404 18^th Street
12:30 pm         Banquet Hall Luminarias, 6218 22^nd Avenue, Kenosha, WI
1:15 pm           Fred Astaire Dance Studio, 9000 76^th Street, Suite B, Pleasant Prairie

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Geri Sanchez Aglipay, SBA Great Lakes Regional Administrator
Eric Ness, SBA Wisconsin District Director
Christopher Bogan, Office of Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Office of Sen. Ron Johnson (invited)
Teresa Mora, Office of Congressman Bryan Steil
David Bogdala, Mayor of Kenosha
Heather Lux and Jen Ring, Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp.

Small business owners:

Jenny Ulbricht, East View Coffee (2024 SBA Wisconsin Emerging Small Business of the Year)
Equinox, Owner Maria Caravati
Yaya’s Sweet Treats, Owner Leah Livingston
Fancy Snacks Charcuterie, Owner Emily Jacobs
Banquet Hall Luminarias, Owner Georgina Posada
Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Owner Anna Krasnoshapka

Small businesses create jobs and strengthen our communities, shaping the unique character of local neighborhoods such as downtown and uptown Kenosha. Shopping at small businesses on Small Business Saturday and trying to gift big and shop local throughout the holiday season supports those that stimulate the economy and the millions of hardworking Americans behind them. According to American Express, the projected total reported spending among U.S. consumers who shopped at independent retailers and restaurants on Small Business Saturday since its founding has reached an estimated $201 billion. To learn more about SBA’s support of Small Business Saturday, visit sba.gov/saturday.

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Kevin Mathewson

Kevin Mathewson is a disciple of Christ, husband and a father to two wonderful children. Mathewson was born and raised in Lake County, IL and worked as a police & fire dispatcher from 2005 to 2010 in Round Lake Beach, IL. Mathewson moved to Kenosha County in 2006, later being elected to the position of Alderman of the 8th District in 2012 and 2016. Mathewson is a private investigator, security contractor, journalist, and photographer. He enjoys spending time with his family, watching movies, camping and boating. His favorite amendment is the second, followed closely by the first. He loves his country and community.

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